Oconee Blotter

THEFT: On June 1, a deputy was dispatched to Cobblestone Way, Bogart, where a resident said someone removed a barricade from his back porch and stole a mixed-breed puppy that was almost a year old.

THEFT: On June 1, a resident of Rankin Road, Watkinsville, reported he had purchased a Playstation 2 video game over eBay. The game was delivered that day, but the man said he found the torn and open package on the ground near his mailbox and the game was gone.

HARASSMENT: On June 1, a Bogart woman reported that her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend has been sending her text messages since May 12 calling her various vulgar names and making a reference that she will attack her if they cross paths.

The offender, who lives in Barrow County, sent 29 text messages and two voice messages from four different telephone numbers. The complainant said she did get in a fight with the woman on May 11 and was arrested as a result of the fight.

HARASSMENT: On June 2, a Watson Springs Road resident and his girlfriend said they have been getting text messages from his former girlfriend, which is in violation of a court order. They were advised to inform the judge that issued the order.

HARASSMENT: On June 1, Deputy David Burchett met with a resident of Mars Hill Road, Watkinsville, who reported that her 13-year-old daughter had received harassing telephone calls from another girl and that a false Facebook page was created with her daughter’s picture and various statements that are vulgar and offensive. The woman said she called the other girl’s mother, who said her daughter would never do such a thing.

HARASSMENT : On June 2, a deputy met with a Bogart woman, who said she received a text message from a person who also left some vulgar images. The woman said she doesn’t know who sent the message or the people in the pictures. The deputy called the number and left a message for the offender.

THEFT: On June 2, Deputy Tony Coyne was dispatched to Fox Hollow Court, Statham, where a man said someone went onto his property, put his BMW 72OLi vehicle onto cement blocks, and removed four tires and rims valued at $9,000.

Arrest: On June 2, Deputy David Burchett was dispatched about 8 p.m. to Kroger on Epps Bridge Parkway looking for an older woman who was driving recklessly through the nearby Home Depot parking lot, hit a curb and flattened a tire. Burchett learned the suspect was now stumbling around inside Kroger.

An officer from the Athens-Clarke police department arrived due to a complaint in that county involving the same suspect. When the Athens officer attempted to walk the woman out of the store, she began screaming and making obscene remarks. Because she refused to walk out, Burchett helped the officer carry the kicking and screaming woman to the patrol car of another Athens officer who had arrived.

The two Athens officers released the woman, and Burchett immediately placed Judith Kinney, 59, of Madison under arrest and charged her with public drunkenness. While at the jail, she continued to fight with jailers.

Sheriff Scott Berry advised jailers to release the woman on a personal recognizance bond and turn her over to Athens-Clarke police.

ANIMAL COMPLAINT: On June 3, Deputy Joe Williams was contacted by a resident of Thornton Drive, Bogart, who reported he was taking his trash to the end of the driveway when a small boxer-mix followed him and began barking and growling. He told the owner to remove the dog and he did.

Williams drove to the location and a similar dog began chasing his patrol car. The dog appeared aggressive and attempted to bite Williams, who said he pulled out his Taser gun as a precaution. The dog’s owner arrived and said his dog was sweet and wouldn’t bite anyone.

DISPUTE: On June 3, a deputy was dispatched to a home in Bogart, where a nephew and his aunt had argued after she accused him of stealing her daughter’s Ritalin. The woman said she “went up against his head,” and the nephew did have a swollen eye. The complainant was under the influence of some medication as she explained her side of the dispute.

The nephew denied stealing the Ritalin and the daughter confirmed his story. The nephew also had an injured hand from punching a tree after he fought with his aunt. The nephew was told to leave the house and he did.

NO LICENSE: On June 3, a deputy patrolling on Burson Street in Bogart about 12:30 a.m. came up on an approaching vehicle that failed to dim its bright lights even though the deputy flashed his lights in response. The car was stopped and Oscar Mancia-Aquire, 23, of Elder Street, Bogart, was charged with driving without a license. He was also wanted in Clarke and Rockdale counties and by federal immigration officials.

HARASSMENT: On June 5, a resident of Mars Hill Road, Bogart, reported that a car drove by her house blowing its horn, then the driver pulled into her driveway and began blowing again. Upon checking she saw that it was her ex-husband’s wife. She reported the woman has been harassing her and she had already contacted the courts about an order keeping her away from the home.

The Watkinsville Police Department reported the following incidents:

THEFT: On June 4, police were called to the Luxury Inn on South Main Street after a citizen saw two men searching the motel parking lot and removing tools from a toolbox in the bed of a pickup. The men were then seen using the tools to remove a section of copper tubing ;from the back of an ice machine. The pair ran behind the motel when the witness approached them.

Around 4 a.m., an officer on patrol spotted the pair walking along New High Shoals Road and they had the tools and copper tubing. David Lamar Mullinax, 24, and Kenneth Wesley Philllips, 34, both of McRee Street, Watkinsville, were charged with theft and trespassing.

The Oconee County Fire Rescue Department responded to the following incidents: